There is more than one country that has a currency called pounds:
For the Egyptian, Lebanese, Sudan and Syrian pounds, the name "pound" is just a convenient translation into English. The original name is in Arabic.
Britain used to use "new pence". In 1971, when decimalisation occurred, the currency was changed.
"Old" money: £1 = 20 Shillings. 1 Shilling = 12d (d = Pence)
"New" money: £1 = 100p (p = new pence).
The coins had " new penny" or "new pence" marked on them.
After 10 years (1981), the "new" was dropped, and all coins now say just "penny" or "pence".
The most common currency called the Pound is called Sterling and also known as the GB Pound. This is used in The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The Channel Islands, who have the queen as Head of State, but are not in Britain or the European Union, use a currency that has a Jersey Pound, Guernsey Pound or an Alderney Pound as well as Sterling. Similarly, the Isle of Man uses the Manx Pound alongside the Pound Sterling.
Several British Overseas Territories and dependencies also use currencies called the Pound, such as the Saint Helena Pound, the Gibraltar Pound, the Falklands Pound and the South Georgia and Sandwich Island Pound .
The currency of Egypt is the Egyptian Pound, made up of 100 piastres.
The currency on Lebanon is the Lebanese Pound, which, like other currencies called the Pound uses the symbol £.
Sudan and South Sudan both have currencies called the Pound.
At least one country, Zimbabwe, widely accepts the British Pound as one of several currencies besides its own, the Zimbabwe Dollar, for all transactions.
The UK pound is an alternative name for the British pound (symbol: £, code: GBP). This is used in the UK and in most UK overseas territories.
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There is no currency called the European pound. Several countries in Europe use the Euro as their currency. To compare this with other currencies use the link below
Most countries use the currency of EUR (euro), but some of them have their own currencies, like the British Pound or the Czech Crown.
Many countries use different versions of the pound as their currency, you need to specify which country you're asking about.
Lost of countries use cents and lots more use pounds as their currency. The question needs to specify which country's cents and which country's pound.
The Pound Sterling is the currency of the United Kingdom. Other countries also have currenices called the Pound but it obviously has a different exchange rate. Some countries which also have a currency called the Pound include, Lebanon, Egypt and Cyprus.
there is no true name for currency. currency is the type of "money" people use to purchase things for example US currency is called the dollar and England currency is called the pound
The answer will depend on the dollar pound exchange rate. Many countries use dollar as their currency and many countries use pound. As a result there are many dollar-pound rates. Also, these rates change over time. SO there is not enough information to answer the question.
Derry is in Northern Ireland where the pound sterling is the currency.
Scotland uses the UK pound. The "pound Scots" was Scotland's currency prior to their union with the Kingdom of England in 1707.
A single British pound (£) coin weighs 9.5 grams.Therefore, 9.5 x 160 = 1,520 grams (or 1.52 Kilograms)